Imbali ye-pug mhlawumbi iqala malunga neminyaka engama-2,000 eyadlulayo e-China, apho yayikhuliswe kwizinja ezifana ne-mastiff. Ngelo xesha, yayisenempumlo ende kakhulu kunezinye zanamhlanje. Wayegqalwa njengenja yomlawuli kwaye wayengafane athengiselwe abantu, kwaye emva koko ngexabiso eliphakamileyo - ukuba ufuna i-pug, kufuneka ube nobutyebi obuninzi.
Apha ngezantsi uya kufumana iitattoos ezili-12 ezintle zePug: